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Happy solstice!
djf
Posted on 12/21/2014 10:52:48 AM PST by djf
Right now, about 4 hours until winter solstice!
The days get longer from here on out - even if they initially get colder!
Happy winter solstice 2014!
TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: archaeoastronomy; astronomy; megaliths; newgrange; solstice; wint
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posted on
12/21/2014 10:52:48 AM PST
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djf
To: djf
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posted on
12/21/2014 10:54:13 AM PST
by
EEGator
To: djf
When does Kwanzaa start? (like I care...)
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posted on
12/21/2014 10:54:28 AM PST
by
PROCON
(Merry CHRISTmas!!)
To: djf
thank you! I can see the sun set on this day immediately to the right of a microwave tower on a far hill, out my back door. I always look forward to it.
It was always confusing to me that solstice is the sun’s ‘farthest south’, (winter) and then continues to move north along the horizon until it reaches ‘farthest north’ (summer). But God has his funny little ways.
Merry Christmas!
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posted on
12/21/2014 10:56:31 AM PST
by
squarebarb
( Fairy tales are basically true.)
To: djf; Jack Hydrazine
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posted on
12/21/2014 10:58:02 AM PST
by
KC_Lion
(Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
To: djf
Looking forward to the days getting longer, that’s for sure. Sunset at 3:45 PM (Central European Time) is depressing, to say the least. :D
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12/21/2014 10:58:48 AM PST
by
AnAmericanAbroad
(It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
To: squarebarb
It’s interesting that people often think this is the day when the sun sets the earliest and rises the latest.
But that’s not true!
Because of peculiarities of the Earths orbit, the sun actually sets earliest about five days before the solstice. But it keeps rising a bit later each day, and eventually rises latest about five days after.
The combination of the two effects gives us the solstice, the shortest day of the year!
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posted on
12/21/2014 11:01:07 AM PST
by
djf
(OK. Well, now, lemme try to make this clear: If you LIKE your lasagna, you can KEEP your lasagna!)
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To: djf
You have a website for that?
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posted on
12/21/2014 11:19:24 AM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: djf
But look on the dark side!
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posted on
12/21/2014 11:20:50 AM PST
by
familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
To: KC_Lion
Happens this year today on 23:03 GMT/6:03 p.m. EST/3:03 p.m. PST.
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12/21/2014 11:22:00 AM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: F15Eagle
Two days until Festivus (for the rest of us)!
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12/21/2014 11:23:05 AM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: djf
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posted on
12/21/2014 11:24:33 AM PST
by
familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
To: squarebarb
There is also an ancient Jewish sect that celebrates the first time you can see the moon after a new moon. Cause a 100 % dark moon rises and sets with the sun. The moon is between the Earth and sun. When you can first see a lighted section of the moon near the sun setting and rising, is cause for celebration. At least they got to celebrate every month.
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12/21/2014 11:29:33 AM PST
by
justa-hairyape
(The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
To: EEGator
Great, meet me at Stonehenge in four hours.
Bring your own virgins though.
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posted on
12/21/2014 11:35:36 AM PST
by
zipper
(In their heart of hearts, all Democrats are communists)
To: squarebarb
Depends on where you live. If you were well south of the Equator, then the sun would be closest to you on the winter solstice and you'd be having your most summery weather.
It just so happens that the vast majority of humans live north of the equator so for most of us, "winter" is in the December through February months.
Here's an amazing factoid. Barely 10% of the human population lives south of the Equator. Basically we are talking Australia, about half of the Africa continent and most of South America.
To: Jack Hydrazine
Festivus, this Tuesday and I can’t wait! I’ve laid-in several cases of PBR for the kickoff ‘Airing of the Grievances’.
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12/21/2014 11:45:35 AM PST
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: djf
I celebrate the soltices, so thank you.
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posted on
12/21/2014 11:57:06 AM PST
by
arderkrag
(The biggest problem faced by any FReeper: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias)
To: F15Eagle
Festivus and the two-faced woman episode. Maybe the best comedy episode ever. The MTM Chuckles the Clown funeral did have me rolling on the floor,
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posted on
12/21/2014 12:04:14 PM PST
by
Starstruck
(If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
To: zipper
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posted on
12/21/2014 12:25:34 PM PST
by
EEGator
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